(text) a completely hypothetical question

[blacksong]

[The only reason Rose is posting this is because she thinks it's going up anonymously, but what's one more effort blowing up in her face when that's all she's gotten for the past. Forever, right! Besides, she didn't actually bother to put back her name in when prompted, so everyone gets to see this post from just another asshole instead.]

okay so hear me out

let's say there was some crazy alien parasite infesting you that wanted to
idk destroy the entire world or something
end all of humanity at the very least
now you could live and let all that bullshit happen
i mean god knows how long you'll even be okay with something like that living in you
but anyways
you could do that or you could... you know, die

what would you pick

also before anyone asks: yeah i should probably get therapy but who doesn't need that on this app

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[blacksong]

shit outta luck
probably

[She's not really sure how Zero knew what the flower wanted, but she suspects the flower in her eye can't do all the things that Zero's did. Not yet, anyways.]

[zerotohiro]

Oh. In that case I'd stay alive and see if I can overthrow the dumb thing anyway. It might have its own thoughts and stuff but you'd still be the host, wouldn't you?

[blacksong]

i'd still be the host yeah
but i think i'm running on a time limit

[zerotohiro]

What...kind of a time limit?

[blacksong]

idk how long exactly it is but
apparently it could "consume" me

[zerotohiro]

Not if you consume it first.

[Hiro what.]

If you can isolate the thing and cut it out...maybe that's another route.

[blacksong]

ngl





i don't want to do that

[FOR A LOT OF REASONS that are fairly reasonable she thinks. If this flower's growing out of her and she can apparently grow out of it herself, consuming it doesn't really seem like an option.]

but also idk how i'd isolate it

[zerotohiro]

I wish I had a better answer.
In normal circumstances it'd be a little easier, but if this is already biologically tied to you...
I don't know. I want to think death isn't the answer but your hand's kind of forced, huh?

[blacksong]

it's really kind of feeling that way
but i appreciate the input regardless tbh
so thanks

[zerotohiro]

Sure. I just wish there's more I could say besides "good luck".
If I think of anything else I'll figure out how to let you know.